NAME ………………………………………………………………DATE………………………

SCIENCE BASIC 5

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 SECTION A
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

1. Plants can grow in their parts. Some of the parts of the plants are sensitive. An example of sensitive plants is …
A. Mango B. Mimosa C. beans
2. Plants have defensive skills to protect themselves from external attacks. One of the ways by which plants
protect themselves is ………………………………
A. Production of leaves
B. Secretion of poisonous liquids
C. Production of fruits

3. This is a bird. It takes in from the plant as food. The part of the bird that helps it to break down its feed is …
A. Respiratory system
B. Digestive system
C. Circulatory system
4. Pencil is not a thing that has never lived because ……………
A. It was a living things
B. It was taking from a living thing
C. It was formed
5. When water changes into ice block. The ice block can turn into water through evaporation. This is because the
process is
A. Reversible B. irreversible C. no change

6. . This is a basket. It was made of ……………

A. Rope B. raffia palm C. metal

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7. . This is made of a wood. The wood was obtained from ……………………..
A. Stick B. firewood C. timber

Use the diagram to answer 10 to 11

8. This is an Aeroplane. One of the suitable materials to make an Aeroplane is aluminium metal plate. The reason
is that aluminium is ……………………….
A. Durable B. lighter C. strong
9. The seat of the Aeroplane is made of leather and foam because …………………………
A. They are comfortable and light
B. They are nice and strong
C. They are heavy and weak

10. Burning the item like the above is the item. This is because burning is ……………………
A. Irreversible B. reversible C. no change
1 2 3

11. Which bird foot is the best for swimming?

A. Foot 1 B. foot 2 C. foot 4
12. What phase of the moon will come next in the sequence shown?

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 A. B. C.

13. Crabs can be found in the coastal towns of Ghana. Which of these explains why the crab’s outer shell helps it
survive in its habitat?
A. The shell keeps the crab warm
B. The shell protect the crab from predators
C. The shell allow the crabs to get oxygen
Use the diagram to answer question 16-18

There are over 265,000 known species of plants on earth. These plants are divided into groups based on their
characteristics. The pea plant belongs to a group of plant called seed plant.
14. A plant’s stem …………….
A. Support plant
B. Produce seeds for the plant
C. Anchors the plant in the soil.
15. Which of the following is required in order for seeds of a plant to germinate?
A. Soil
B. Oxygen
C. Water
16. Plants produce their own food. In which part of the plant is known of its food produced
A. Leaf B. stem C. root

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17. We drink the two content in the diagram. What is the difference between the two?
A. Malt is tasteful but water is tasteless
B. Malt is powerful but water can flow
C. Malt cannot flow but water can flow

18. The globe is the model of the earth. The earth is spherical like the globe. Not all part of the globe receives the
sun’s light all the time. Assuming there is no sun. Predict what may happen on earth.
A. There will be day throughout
B. Night will be 24hours
C. Day will be 24hours

19. The respiratory system is very important to man. We get air into our lungs through respiration. We do this by
breathing in and out. Kwame smokes wee. What may likely to happen to Kwame.
A. Kwame will grow lean
B. Kwame may get respiratory diseases
C. Kwame may get cholera.
20. Heavenly bodies that move around the sun are called
A. Star
B. Planets
C. Sun

21. Venus is one of the planets in the solar system. Venus can be seen early in the morning before sunrise. Venus
is called ………………..
A. Morning planet

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 B. Morning star
C. Morning sun

22. When light strikes a wall not pass through it because the wall is opaque object. Opaque objects do not allow
lighter to pass through them. The wall rather cost a shadow, what two conditions may cause a shadow to be
formed?
A. Source of light and path
B. Source of lighter and opaque object
C. Opaque object and a medium

23. Clouds consist of many tiny water droplets resulting from the condensation of water vapour. What two
processes causes clouds?
A. Condensation and cooling
B. Evaporation and condensation
C. Evaporation and transpiration
24. Clouds can result in formation of rain. Most of the rainfall occurs on higher grounds. It is often difficult for
clouds to be formed at lower grounds for rain to fall. The reason is that …
A. Less condensation occurs
B. More evaporation occurs
C. Less evaporation occurs.
25. Carbon dioxide is one of the sources of raw materials for plants to obtain their food. Animal excrete carbon
dioxide including man. The plants also give its own benefits to animals, including man. What do you think
cutting ‘down of tree will make to the arrangement above.
A. Reduce carbon dioxide concentration and increase oxygen concentration
B. Reduces reduce oxygen concentration and increases carbon dioxide concentration.
C. Balances oxygen and carbon dioxide

26. This is a sewing machine. It is made of metals. The typical metal is iron. What material will be appropriate
to make the box that will contain the sewing machine?
A. Paper B. wood C. metal.

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27. Kofi Mensah made a pot and placed it in the sun. He did not pick and left the pot in the dark. In the morning
the pot got destroyed. What may have happen to the pot?
A. Car may have run over the pot
B. Thief may have broken he pot
C. Rain may have falling and destroyed the pot since water dissolves clay

28. This is a factory. They help us to get industrial products such as mineral water. What can the industry do to
destroy our water bodies?
A. The industries may by buy our water bodies
B. The industries may release savage disposals into the water bodies
C. The industry may waste the water bodies

SECTION B
PRACTICALS
QUESTION 1
A

a.
I. Name the methods of separation of mixture used……………….
II. Name the plant labelled
A ……………………………………..
B. ………………………………………
C. ……………………………………..
D. …………………………………….
III. State other methods of separating mixtures.
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IV. State the functions of
A. …………………………………………
B. …………………………………………
b. The diagram below represents an actual natural cycle. Study it and answer the questions on it.

I. What cycle is been represented in the diagram.

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II. Label the parts
A. …………………………………….
B. …………………………………….
C. …………………………………….
III. List three precipitation which can be formed from the natural cycle above
a. ……………………………………………..
b. ………………………………………………..
c. …………………………………………………
c. The diagram below represents the house of Mr Appiah. Use it to answer the questions on it.

I. State three materials for roofing the building

a. ………………………………………
b. ………………………………………..
c. …………………………………………..
II. Provide any three materials that can be used instead of painting
a. ………………………………………..
b. …………………………………………….

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 c. ………………………………………………
III. State three materials that could have been used for the flour finishing
a. ………………………………………………….
b. ………………………………………………..
c. ……………………………………………………
IV. The owner is complaining of the cost of yearly painting of the house. As a material scientist. What three
materials do you suggest he use.
a. …………………………………………………………….
b. ……………………………………………………………
c. …………………………………………………………….
V. If the house owner needs more oxygen. Concentration and less carbon dioxide concentration. What do
you suggest to him to do as an environmental
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QUESTION 2
a) I. Kofi Anto and Yaa kissi became couple. After some years, they gave birth to a baby girl. The girl grew up to
a nice lady. What life process was involved between Kofi Anto and Yaa Kissi………………………………..

II. Ata Kwame went to the forest for snails. He heads some swamp of bees. The next morning he felt a strange
pain and saw that his whole head has swollen. What life process made Ata Kwame to feel that strange pain?
……………………………………………………………………………………….

III. Imagine you are a doctor in Das hospital. A patient came to you for medical examinations. You discovered
that, there is a problem with his lungs due to excessive smoking. What life process is affected here? Explain the
process to the patient, suggesting ways to stop the smoking habbit.
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IV. As a material scientist, a company wants to make the hand robot above. Study it carefully and give the
following advice.
I. What two suitable materials would you advice the company to use for the hand robot

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II. What two materials would you advice the company to use at the pivot/rotation part of the robot to be able to
turn
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QUESTION 3

a. You bought a cup of sugar for your camping in school, but you sister mixed the sugar with water. How would
you get your sugar from the solution?
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b. The sun is the center of the solar system. The sun is the main source of energy to the earth. Write three
additional benefits of the sun to man.

1. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

c. In what three ways can we make air safe for us

i. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

ii. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

iii. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

d. State four ways of using electricity effectively.

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